Monday, October 31, 2016

Just Never Stop Calling...

Hey
Hey!! Happy Halloween Everyone!! It is weird too me that I have now been in the
field for over a year, and that last Halloween I was in the same zone La
Libertad in Tintal! I’m excited to see the streets full of kids shouting
"Quiero Paz, Quiero Amor, Quiero dulce Por Favor!"

So, this
week was kinda full of some super cool and good stuff. So, I’ll just get
started!!

On Tuesday,
there was a special Leadership Meeting of the mission with all the Zone and
District leaders, which was super cool and a spiritual powerhouse. I also got
to see Elder Ichuro and Elder Espinola my two trainers! I also found out that
they are dying in March already!!! Where does the time go!?! I personally
learned a lot about my Savior Jesus Christ, and how much he truly loves us. I
know that he will always fulfill his promises. D&C 58:16 I think.

Also, a miracle
happened for us this week. We have had a reference from another area of a guy
named Bairon Valencia that we have tried to contact for about 3 months. Way
back when I was with Elder Karra, we called him and set up an appointment but
he never showed up. Then over the next three months we called and called and
called, but he never ever answered his phone. We kept trying because he had apparently
been attending for a while and met Elder Rasband when he came here to Colombia
to a Stake Conference, and wanted to be baptized. But we just NEVER could
contact this guy!

So, this
week, we were just walking around trying to find someone that we could teach,
and Elder Ross just started calling somebody. I asked him who he was calling
when that person answered and he was said "Bairon"! We finally got a
hold of him and set an appointment for Saturday. On Saturday at 4:00pm. We
waited on Saturday at the Church until about 4:30, but he never showed, so we
went to another appointment. Then about 10 minutes later while walking we got a
call from the Elders of Roma that were also at the church and they told us "Hey,
there is this guy Bairon and his girlfriend who are looking for you guys."
So we booked it back to the church and got to have a lesson with Bairon and his
girlfriend who is a member of the church.

Turns out,
he has been attending in another area called Marcella since March. He told us
he already has a testimony about the Book of Mormon, already knows that Joseph
Smith was a prophet, and has the desire to be baptized. We set a baptismal date
for the 19th of November, and he only needs to attend here 2 more times and we
just gotta finish teaching him and he is ready for baptism! A Huge blessing,
and I have now learned that We just should never stop calling or trying to find
these people until we find them! Awesomesauce!!

Also, big
news with our investigator Fabian Gil, on Friday we had a super powerful lesson
where we talked about what he felt he lacked for baptism. We got the feel for
what he was thinking, and we all felt the spirit testifying that he was really
ready. So my companion Elder Ross invited Fabian, to kneel right then and
there, and ask God if when he should be baptized. He simply said "Yeah..."
and got on his knees while we followed. Then he truly asked God. When he
finished the prayer, the spirit had filled the room so strongly. His Sister
Paola who is a member was the first one who spoke who said "I felt it, I
know you guys felt it, I know Fabian Felt it. I know that this is the
time." He said that he had felt it too.

At that
moment, I invited him to be baptized this coming Saturday, the 5th of November.
And he accepted! What power prayer can bring! We felt so much love in that
moment for Fabian, it was something i cannot forget. I know that God answers
our prayers. Always. Period.

So, he is
going to have his interview on Thursday, and he should be getting ready for
this Saturday, what a blessing!

We have some
really good things to look forward to here in CasaBlanca for November, I just can’t
wait!!!

HURRAH FOR
ISRAEL!!!

Love,

Elder
Kendall

Me and Elder Marsh at Leadership Meeting! (My first companion at MTC... he flew to Colombia with me!)